Ivanka Trump has worn many hats over the years, from entrepreneur to First Daughter to senior White House advisor – but on Monday morning, she focused her efforts on her duties as a mom while completing the school run with two of her three kids in Miami.
The 40-year-old, who shares three children with her husband Jared Kushner, also 40, was pictured driving her daughter Arabella, 10, and son Theodore, five, to school at the start of the week, putting on an effortless display in a pair of green leggings and a cozy black sweater.
Ivanka went makeup-free for her early-morning outing and had her blonde hair pulled back into a messy low ponytail, while her two kids were both seen sporting uniforms from the local Jewish school that they have been attending for the past year, since the family relocated to the Sunshine State.
Mom-of-three Ivanka was pictured carrying a reusable coffee cup and her laptop as she climbed into the front seat of a large black SUV, which was parked outside of the luxury oceanfront Arte Surfside building, where she and her family have been residing for the past 12 months.
Mom on duty: Ivanka Trump went makeup-free on Monday morning as she stepped out in Miami to take two of her three children to school
Low-key: The 40-year-old sported a casual ensemble for the school run, opting for a pair of green leggings, a cozy black sweater, and a pair of black-and-white sneakers
Ready to learn: Her oldest child, daughter Arabella, ten, was seen following closely behind her mother, wearing her navy school uniform and carrying a large rainbow tie-dye backpack
Fully loaded! Her younger brother Theo, five, was carrying several bags, including a large black backpack and an Under Armour lunchbox
While Ivanka kept her look very low-key and casual, Arabella and Theo injected a little bit more color into their ensembles.
Eldest child Arabella jazzed up her navy school uniform with a rainbow tie-dye backpack and a pair of high-top Nike sneakers, while her younger sibling donned a pair of neon yellow sneakers, and carried a large black backpack and an Under Armour lunchbox.
Theo also wore a yarmulke – a traditional cap worn by Jewish men – and there were several white tassels hanging from underneath the bottom of his shirt, which appeared to be tzitzit – the fringes that hang from all four corners of a tallit, a prayer shawl worn by Jewish men.
Both youngsters also held face masks in their hands, and Theo, who is the youngest of the three Kushner siblings.
Ivanka and her children were escorted out of the building by a burly-looking man who appeared to be a member of security; he was seen holding open the building’s front door with one hand while holding up his other arm in a protective motion as they made their way to their waiting SUV.
There was no sign of Ivanka’s older son, Joseph, eight, or his father Jared, who celebrated his 41st birthday just a few weeks ago.
Ivanka looked somewhat downcast and pensive as she made her way to the car with her kids, who have been pictured on a number of outings with their parents over the past few weeks – most recently on January 19, when the whole family was seen departing the Arte Surfside building with several suitcases.
Taking charge: Ivanka climbed into the front of a large SUV that was waiting outside of the luxury oceanfront building where the family has been living since last January
Back to the grind: Arabella opted for comfortable yet cool footwear in the form of some white high-top Nike sneakers
Bold: Theo meanwhile chose a more colorful pair of neon yellow sneakers as he made his way to school
Although it was unclear where the family-of-five was headed, it may well be that they were looking to get some peace and quiet amid ongoing furor over New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation into the Trump Organization.
Hours before Ivanka and her brood were pictured leaving for their trip, James filed a court document in which it was revealed that the former First Daughter was given the option to buy a luxury apartment from the Trump Organization for a third of the value listed on company financial statements.
The details were released in a court filing as part of an attempt to persuade a New York State judge to allow James to compel Trump, his son Donald Jr. and daughter Ivanka, to testify under oath.
James’ probe is ongoing – and is taking place as Trump is positioning himself for a potential run to try to recapture the White House in 2024.
On Tuesday, it was exclusively revealed by DailyMail.com that Trump and his family have accused James of breaking state laws for a politically motivated ‘fishing expedition’ in a fiery court filing.
The legal complaint, filed by Trump’s lawyers in New York, claims James was hell-bent on prosecuting the Trumps even before she got into office or saw any evidence against them, and has used her AG investigation into the family firms to raise money for her political campaigns.
The lawyers say she breached the New York constitution by colluding with the state’s former District Attorney Cyrus Vance to run parallel criminal and civil cases, which they claim precludes the chance for a fair trial in either.
Family vacation? Ivanka and her family were last seen on January 19, when they were pictured leaving their Miami condo building with several suitcases
Both Ivanka and Jared looked to be in good spirits during the outing, despite it coming just hours after NY AG Letitia James issued a subpoena request for the former First Daughter
The Trump family also claims James broke Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules which ban campaigning on the promise of a criminal investigation.
The documents are the latest in a bitter legal battle between the leader of the Republican Party and the outspoken and ambitious Democrat AG.
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com Ivanka’s brother Eric slammed the NY AG as ‘vicious’ and said she should be ‘disbarred and removed from office’.
‘This is the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent during a campaign year,’ said Trump’s younger son.
‘Letitia James is not working on behalf of the Attorney General’s office, she is working for the DNC and using the resources of the State of New York to further her own political ambition.
‘This conduct is an embarrassment to New York. Last week an 11-month-old girl was shot in the face on New York streets, crime is absolutely rampant, homelessness is through the roof, two brave law enforcement officers were just executed and 1.9% of New Yorkers have fled the state in the last 12 months. Yet Letitia’s sole focus, and all the resources of her office, remains on getting Donald Trump — the leader of the Republican Party.’
For the most part, Ivanka has chosen not to comment publicly on the ongoing investigation – nor has she involved herself in her father’s ongoing political work, choosing instead to hunker down in Miami with her husband and children, while also launching her own charitable food donation initiative earlier this year.
The former First Daughter returned to Instagram for the first time in eight months on January 18 to launch the program, which is part of a collaboration with billionaire Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya.
Last month, Ivanka returned to Instagram for the first time in eight months to tout a new food donation program she has launched in collaboration with the billionaire founder of Chobani
Ivanka spent a day last month handing out fruits and vegetables in Rochester
Ivanka shared several images of herself during a trip to Rochester in upstate New York, where she spent a day handing out fruits and vegetables to families in need.
‘Thank you to our many incredible partners and volunteers who helped feed tens of thousands American families across Idaho and NY, with fresh, nutritious, locally-sourced produce and dairy this holiday season,’ she wrote.
The partnership with Chobani founder Ulukaya — who is estimated to be worth $2.3 billion according to Forbes — is surprising considering his criticism of Ivanka’s father at the beginning of his term.
In an internal memo leaked to CNN in 2017, Ulukaya, took issue with Trump’s travel ban from predominantly Muslim countries.
‘This is very personal for me,’ Ulukaya, a Kurd from Turkey, wrote. ‘As an immigrant who came to this country looking for opportunity, it’s very difficult to think about and imagine what millions of people around the world must be feeling right now.
‘America has always been a symbol of hope, tolerance and diversity — and these are values we must work very hard to uphold,’ he wrote, offering to help employees whose families were impacted by the ban.
The criticism goes in both directions. In 2016, some far-right conservatives called for a boycott against Chobani over Ulukaya’s practice of hiring refugees.
Yet Ivanka appears to have a cordial relationship with Ulukaya, and referenced a lunch she shared with him last year where the pair planned their food-donation initiative across New York and Idaho.